Andrieus A. Jones

Andrieus Aristieus Jones (16 May 1862-20 December 1927) was a US Senator from New Mexico (D) from 4 March 1917 to 20 December 1927, succeeding Thomas B. Catron and preceding Bronson M. Cutting.

Biography
Andrieus Aristieus Jones was born in Union City, Tennessee in 1862, and he worked as a teacher in Tennessee before moving to Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory to work as a teacher there from 1885 to 1887. In 1888, he was admitted to the bar, and he became president of the New Mexico Bar Association in 1893. That same year, he was elected to a one-year term as Mayor of Las Vegas. From 1894 to 1898, he served as the district attorney for his area, and he was a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1908 to 1922. From 1917 to 1927, he served in the US Senate, and he died in office in Washington DC.